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hear a pin drop, can
hear a pin drop, can
Be able to hear even the smallest noise because of the quiet, as in When he came onstage you could have heard a pin drop. This hyperbolic expression dates from the early 1800s.
Common Names:
| Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
|---|
| Majda | | - | Slovene, Croatian |
| Kristupas | | - | Lithuanian |
| Thijs | | TIES | Dutch |
| Sophocles | | SAHF-u-kleez (English) | Ancient Greek (Latinized) |
| Jeanne | | ZHAHN (French), JEEN (English) | French, English |
| Doruk | | - | Turkish |